Photo of panel at 4gamechangers conference Options at the 4GAMECHANGERS conference in Vienna We are excited to be part of the 4GAMECHANGERS festival in Vienna on 16 May 2024. Dr Leyla Sirad Hussein Gikandi OBE, Global Advocacy Director and Deputy Team Leader of The Girl… Options news 3 June 2024
Sia Sandi, Student midwife from The School of Midwifery in Masuba, Makeni on placement at Makeni Regional Hospital, Bombali District, Sierra Leone. Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith Agents of change: The road to lasting impact through community-led activism in Sierra Leone Steven Abdulai Gibrilla, a former Evidence for Action (E4A)- MamaYe Lead Activist for Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone from 2013 to 2016, has successfully sustained a district-based community activist… Insight 24 May 2024
17 year old Stacey has a check up at Holy Trinity Medical Clinic in Juja outside Nairobi./Georgina Goodwin Community health promoters are Kenya's vital health link: Options authors article for new Kenyan Ministry of Health journal Options’ Regional Director Kenneth Macharia has written an article on the vital role of community health promoters in delivering Kenya’s community health strategy. The piece was part of the Kenyan… Options news 17 May 2024
Mother and child in Gombe/Simi Vijay Simi Vijay Ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths: Five insights into how to make Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response work Every passing minute, across the globe, a family’s joy turns to sorrow and mourning in the wake of the tragic loss of a mother or baby due to complications during childbirth or in the immediate postpartum… Insight 15 May 2024
Mrs Adesimbo is a Clinical Service Provider at Adeun Primary Health Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State Tom Saater Options launches new programme with TAConnect in Nigeria to strengthen primary health care systems and scale maternal and newborn health innovations Options is proud to announce that with we will launch a new two-year programme in Kano, Nigeria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Technical Advice Connect LTD/GTE (TAConnect), to strengthen primary… Options news 24 April 2024
Survivor leadership vital in the fight against female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) To mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024, our UK aid funded The Girl Generation: Africa-Led Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) programme… Options news 7 February 2024
Options’ top stories of 2023: Trends and insights In 2023, we shared a range of articles that provided insights into the most topical issues in global public and sexual and reproductive health. From gender equality and social inclusion, mental… Options news 31 January 2024
Three ways to build health system resilience to polycrises, risk and climate change In 2023, the World Economic Forum warned the world about polycrises. It’s annual Global Risks Report highlighted how a combination of re-emerging old risks and the introduction of new risks, such… Insight 25 January 2024
Options at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2024 This month, Options will join global leaders, health experts and policy makers from the around the world at the annual Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC). The conference, which is being held in Bangkok,… Options news 16 January 2024
Photo by Antoine Plüss on Unsplash Photo by Antoine Plüss on Unsplash Transforming adolescent sexual reproductive health and family planning services in Uganda Uganda faces a critical challenge with the highest teenage pregnancy rate in East Africa at 24% (UDHS 2023). Misconceptions about family planning, lack of information on comprehensive sexual… Programme update 4 January 2024